Apps
Books
Menopause - The One Stop Guide by Kathy Abernathy
Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause - Dr Louise Newson
Oestrogen Matters - Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris
Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual - Dr Louise Newson
Me and my menopausal vagina - Jane Lewis
Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause - Dr Louise Newson
Oestrogen Matters - Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris
Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual - Dr Louise Newson
Me and my menopausal vagina - Jane Lewis
Bone health
Royal Osteoporosis Society https://theros.org.uk
Breast cancer risk
Check your own risk factors
Familial breast cancer NICE guidelines https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/RecommendationsFamily history https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG164
- BOADICEA https://www.canrisk.org
- Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Calculator https://ibis-risk-calculator.magview.com
- https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov
- Guys and St Thomas's cancer apphttps://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rare-and-inherited-disease-eligibility-criteria-v2.pdf
Familial breast cancer NICE guidelines https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/RecommendationsFamily history https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG164
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Cancers
Womb cancer - Peaches Womb Cancer Trust https://peachestrust.org/
Cervical cancer - Jo’s Trust https://www.jostrust.org.uk/
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/
General gynae cancer charity - Eve Appeal https://eveappeal.org.uk/
Macmillan - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls - https://www.gogirlssupport.org/
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK - https://www.prda.org.uk/
Cervical cancer - Jo’s Trust https://www.jostrust.org.uk/
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/
General gynae cancer charity - Eve Appeal https://eveappeal.org.uk/
Macmillan - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls - https://www.gogirlssupport.org/
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK - https://www.prda.org.uk/
Cardiovascular health
Exercise
Masai Warrior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh4rnit5VRs
Sitting like the Queen Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiDnpZD6t8
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range) https://supportedmums.com/pelvic-floor-exercises/
Pelvic floor (standing in a queue)
The Knack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIOa1KKDQY&t=12s
Walk at home for beginners - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05w69pq
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Sitting like the Queen Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiDnpZD6t8
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range) https://supportedmums.com/pelvic-floor-exercises/
Pelvic floor (standing in a queue)
The Knack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIOa1KKDQY&t=12s
Walk at home for beginners - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05w69pq
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Lichen sclerosus
UK GuidelinesPlease find below guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
- BSSVD Guidance for Health Professionals on Management of Lichen Sclerosus
- Vulval Lichen Sclerosus Follow up Guidance
Nutrition
Podcasts
Dr Louise Newson Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-dr-louise-newson-podcast/id1459614845
- Exercise & the Menopause – Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
- Gut Matters – Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Health – Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
- Menopause and Contraception – Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
- Symptoms and Effective Treatment for Women Experiencing the Menopause – Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson
- Breast Cancer and Menopause
- Busting myths around HRT
- Changing the Perception Around HRT – Davina Mccall & Dr Louise Newson
- Empowering Women to Receive the Right Menopause Advice
- Exercise & the Menopause – Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
- Explaining Menopause, HRT and the Alternatives
- Gut Matters – Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
- How the US Government and The Media Conspired to convince women that HRT was dangerous.
- How to apply Androfeme testosterone cream
- HRT and breast cancer
- Menopause and Contraception – Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Depression
- Menopause and Health – Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause Taboo in Women from Different Ethnic Groups
- Migraine and hormones, with specialist Dr Katy Munro
Migraines & Menopause – GP & Menopause Expert Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson - Migraines and menopause
- Missing my Perimenopause
- Oestrogen Matters
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Pelvic Floor Health – Jane Simpson & Dr Louise Newson
- Psychosexual Medicine and Menopause – Dr Stephanie Goodwin & Dr Louise Newson
- Recognising and understanding the menopause
- Sex and the Menopause – Samantha Evans & Dr Louise Newson
- Skin Changes During the Menopause
- Surgical Menopause and Endometriosis
- Symptoms and effective treatments
- Taking HRT Forever
- Taking oestrogen through the skin with patches or gels
- Testosterone: not just icing on the cake with Rachel Dawber
- Testosterone: the forgotten hormone with Professor Isaac Manyonda
- Testosterone: why can’t we have our own hormone back? With Dr Zoe Hodson
- The Basics About HRT
- The Benefits of Body Identical Progesterone – Professor James Simon
Pelvic floor
Pelvic Road - www.pelvicroar.org
PMS/ PMDD
https://www.pms.org.uk/ - National association for pre-menstrual syndrome
https://iapmd.org/c-pass - The International Association For Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
Professional resources
Sex and intimacy
Many women have forgotten how to access intimacy and you may the following useful
https://www.onstella.com/building-a-bridge-to-emotional-and-sexual-intimacy/ -
Dr Karen Guerney –Mind the Gap -https://www.waterstones.com/book/mind-the-gap/dr-karen-gurney/9781472267139
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA8-_iXptE
https://www.jodivine.com/blogs/sexual-health
Coco-Berlin body-love workout connects mind/body through sensual awareness. https://members.coco-berlin.com/workout-video
https://www.onstella.com/building-a-bridge-to-emotional-and-sexual-intimacy/ -
Dr Karen Guerney –Mind the Gap -https://www.waterstones.com/book/mind-the-gap/dr-karen-gurney/9781472267139
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krA8-_iXptE
https://www.jodivine.com/blogs/sexual-health
Coco-Berlin body-love workout connects mind/body through sensual awareness. https://members.coco-berlin.com/workout-video
Self care
Dr Ranjan Chatterjee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaZH0C1sxCg&t=3934s
Shahroo Idazi. https://play.acast.com/s/deliciouslyellapodcast/howtomakelast ingchanges
Shahroo Idazi. https://play.acast.com/s/deliciouslyellapodcast/howtomakelast ingchanges
Sleep
Treating insomnia in 10 minute with Dr Hugh Selsick https://www.slideshare.net/camdenccg/insomnia-in10minutesselsick
https://www.sleepio.com/
https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/
https://sleepful.me/
https://www.sleepio.com/
https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/
https://sleepful.me/
Vaginal Health
Vaginal oestrogen - GIna can now be purchased over the counter however it may be cheaper on an NHS and private prescription
Videos
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- Trying to right 20 years of misinformation and hysteria about HRT – Professor Rob Langer
- Vaginal dryness with Jane Lewis
- What is Perimenopause? Dr Louise Newson
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
- The Difference Between Body Identical and Bioidentical Hormones
- The silent problem: vaginal dryness
- Vaginal Dryness and Menopause Related Urinary Symptoms
- Your Utrogestan questions answered by Dr Sarah Ball
Vulval health
UK GuidelinesPlease find below guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
- BSSVD Guidance for Health Professionals on Management of Lichen Sclerosus
- Vulval Lichen Sclerosus Follow up Guidance
Balance / Louise Newson Information booklets - Quick links
Booklets & Fact sheets
- Antidepressants and Menopause
- Been through breast cancer? Did someone mention menopause?
- Body Identical Hormones
- Contraception during the Menopause and Perimenopause
- Diabetes and menopause
- Estrogen in patches, gels or sprays
- Family history of breast cancer: Should I take HRT?
- FAQs about HRT Factsheet
- Healthy eating for the menopause
- High blood pressure and the menopause
- HRT - Types and doses
- HRT The Basics
- Lifestyle for healthy bones
- Living well through your perimenopause and menopause
- Looking after your immune system
- Menopause and Clots
- Menopause and HRT
- Menopause and Me booklet
- Menopause and Me: A guide for younger women
- Menopause and Relationships: A guide for partners
- Menopause and the workplace
- Micronised Progesterone or Utrogestan®
- Migraine and Menopause
- My Story: Sticky blood, menopause and me
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Perimenopause and HRT
- Skin changes during menopause
- Starting or continuing HRT many years after your menopause
- Surgical Menopause
- The Mirena Coil or Intrauterine System (IUS)
- Understanding hormone levels in the blood
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and cystitis
- Vaginal bleeding during perimenopause and menopause Factsheet
- Vaginal Dryness
- Vitamin D
- What to expect when you start HRT